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. E. HIEDWM POULTRY DIPPING Mmmm Filed Dec. 15, 1921 Patented May 1, llliu UNITED :ll-Fill Application nice'. 'llc-center i T 0 @ZZ whom t may con cern .J

Be it known their l 'F www Hnoiucn, :i citizen ol1 the lflnited llt( siding( et Newton, in the countv olf end State of liens; L" und useful Poultry Q i which the 'following is o, specifi lo l,

My invention relates to poultry dipping: devices end hss reference incre pertici'll W to such devices es ore used in connes on with e poultry house end :i tenir containing; the dipping Huid An object oi" the invention is to provide Ineens tor removing` vermin end seele troni the body end legs oi lowls.

Another obj ect oli the invention is to pro-- vide ineens for automatically diopiro the poultry end thereby relieving the cere kher of the tedious method oli cntchinggA und. dippine` the fonds.

With these end other oliiecls in view the invention consists in providing e runwev ot box like structure edepted to he put in coinmunicetiou with the outlet oit e poultry house ond provided With s hinged bottoni which Will automatically drop the poultry into the gerrnicidel 'l'luid by the 'weigth the poultry thereon.

The invention consists further in the perticulnr construction, errongeinent1 ond coin bination of parts es will he herein sitter incre fully described and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the eccompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a side elevetioin pertlv in section of the device.

Figure 2 is e vertical transverse section oli' seme.

ln carrying; out my invention l provide o. runway, one end ot 'which to he placed egainst the outlet oli the poultry house.` ond which comprises e.- longr norroiv howlilre structure eonsistinoa ot s top.4 tvvo sides, one open end, sin inclined sind u (lividi-id oi' sectional 'door throu i which the 'iionvls drop into the vessel contsiningj the dipping; fluid, end which is placed unmedietely loeuw nenth such floor.

Referringmore specilicelly to the "droveinn. c indicates the top or cover, l5 the sides which ere connected with the top c liv the rolled joint c the lower ends ol the [de being also rolled es shown: this sjcrd llcriel lilo. @2,687

e goed support liens the 4 Y, Wells.

z he entrain end ot the device en 1nl i, l L. Aloci ci ionip d is held ietvveen the u le Wells lojv nelle or other s'lutnhle ineens :and is also provided with the til'ensverse im C, i@ l. .l, V217 i f +1 H C in n @l illumina C' O lflilillf w 00u10 .c

ior the device :ind also uned t the 'lo'ivls on the incline. Art its upper Y i. the rrunp or incl' led `door d 1s supported liv o ti ion 79 which 1s located nel center of the coinet shout the A D dingthe hoi: into 'front plete 'cc thus divi ond resr portions flllie reference clnuecters g designete tivo doors con t :licor sections which are hissed et -ir opposite longitudinal edges ivitliin the ion uml to the side 'Wells et the bottoni ther/col" indicated hv la, .in both liiriues l mul ghus proi.'iding;- divided lloor. llhese sections entend troni the rear end ol the lion lienezith the partition f und liejvond the seine into the housing; :termed l'rv tle romp or inclined l'loor section (I, and ere held up against the pf ltition )E hjv the liclicffil sprin plninljv seen in liiggures l :ind the spr' heine; connected to the El F5 the inclined door section.

llfhile hoth ends oll the bon are practically open the ren', end is provided with the closed portion )t which is just in advance oli the top ci the inclined 4floor :ind :iets :as s herrier to prei/'eut 'the l'ovl troni pese-sing' through the hoi: Without touching; the hinged Alicor sections.,

ln other Words the eleiiinent 7c lorins n. verticsl loo'lllo which will not to torce tovvl ii i end ot the iun'vvnjv sind upon the hinged sections o.

yllw cperotiou oit the device es follows:

'lhe device is placed with the l having the winxp nl covering" :in outlet Window ot the poultrjv house, id o tuh or tenh con taining; the dippin 'duid which is usunllj/ s, disintectnnt or gerinicide, is placed be 'oestli the seine.,

The loivl now lcovingr the poultry house Will run up inclined ,door it nd on reochiner the top end 'will he forced over the edge into the resr portion end onto the sec'ionsl floor.

pull of springs z' which need only be strong enough to hold the hinged sections in horizontal position, and cause the floor to divide along the center, and the doors g to swing downwardly and to opposite sides. The fowl will thus be dropped into the dipping fluid and automatically dipped.

The function of the hinges h is to support the Hoor sections on the side walls. and to permit them to be readily swung back by the springs 'z' to a horizontal position beneath the transverse partition f as shown in Figure 1.

It will be noted that the ends of these y Hoor sectionsg extend beyond the partition f. so that the springs 1' which act-nate them are within the housing formed by the sides and the inclined floor d. The springs and their connections Will thus be protected.

The device as a whole may be made any size desired, and various parts may be of metal, or other suitable material.y though metal for the top and sides in preferred as it permits of the ready connection by the rolled joint c.

From the above it will be understood that I provide simple, cheap and useful means for the dipping of poultry for the purpose of removing vermin and scale from the body and legs, and by which the owls may be wholly immersed it desired without injuring them by rough handling.

As the fowls are compelled to pass through the device Vas they leave the poultry house. and as they hop or drop from the upper end of the inclined Hoor upon the sectional floor. the dipping is done automatically by the fowls dropping into the tank of dipping Huid positioned beneath the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letter Patent is:

1. A poultry dipping device comprising in comblnation with a dipping tank. a box like structure consisting of side and top walls, and having one end entirely open and the opposite end closed at its upper portion by a transverse wall, the front ortion having a stationary inclined floor. the rear portion having a sectional floor consisting of sections hingedly connected at their outer edges with said side walls and their opposing edges meeting in the center. a transverse partition separatingr the inclined floor portion from the sectional Hoor portion. said sections extending beneath and bevond said partition. and springs connected at one end to the said ends of said doors or sections. and at their other ends to the underside of said inclined floor section.

2. In a device for dipping poultry. a runway adapted to be applied to a poultry house an( supported over a dipping tank. said runway comprising a box like structure consisting of closed top and side walls. u transverse partition dividing the same into front and rear halves` au inclined floor seetion in the front half supported at its upper end on said partition, a pair of doors or sections supported on the side walls with in the rear haltl and adapted to open downwardly and away Afrom each other by tbe weight of the poultry thereon. a battle partition partly closing the rear end of the runway. and means for holding the doors in their closed position said means also serving to return the doors. when swun open.

CLARENCE ELLOTT ll JDRIFQ Witnesses:

ZELMA WINGER, DAISY E. ConLE. 

